Lumoskop_lab: Plastični razcvet (Plastic Bloom)

Lumoskop_lab: Plastic Bloom, interactive immersive light installation (2026)

Once a symbol of progress, plastic has become one of the most enduring traces of contemporary civilisation. As it degrades, microscopic particles are released, circulating through rivers, lakes and oceans, spreading into the air and soil, entering the food chain and eventually making their way into the human body. Pollution is no longer merely part of the environment; it is becoming part of our biological reality.

The project draws on research into the movement of microplastics through aquatic systems and develops a visual language based on the microscopic structures of microplastic particles. Their visual interpretations were created using actual scientific samples of microplastics, developed in collaboration with researchers from the Globe Italia organisation. Forces, currents and vortices are translated into an interactive light environment in which the presence of visitors continuously generates new relationships between bodies and suspended particles.

The particles gradually spread across the visitor’s image, transforming their body into a hybrid of human and synthetic material. Microplastics are not presented as a distant ecological threat, but as a material trace of human activity that, through natural processes, returns to the environment, living organisms and the human body. Each particle carries the memory of its origin and becomes part of an ongoing exchange between humans and the environment.

Plastic Bloom does not depict a distant future, but a condition that already exists. The moment visitors enter the space, they cease to be mere observers and become part of the system of relationships, forces and material flows explored by the work.

Lumoskop_lab is an artistic duo working at the intersection of light art, contemporary art, science and creative technologies. In their work, the artists combine light, generative media, artificial intelligence, spatial projections and soundscapes to create immersive installations and audiovisual environments. Their research focuses on the interplay between natural processes, data and technology-mediated perception, opening up a space for reflection on environmental and social issues.

The event is organised by Zavod Brida with the support of the Municipality of Nova Gorica.